ʿālam al-ʿaql

عالم العقلʿālam al-ʿaql

Preferred translation
world of intellect
Technical sense
the world free of obstruction, multiplicity and veil, of pure light and immaterial beings

General Technical Meaning

The world of intellect is the realm of beginnings and primary exemplars.

In ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī’s Works

In al-Manāmāt, ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī describes the world of intellect as free from obstruction, multiplicity, and veils, a world of pure light, splendor, and immaterial beings. This realm is distinct from the methodological phrase ‘pure reason’ used in Chapter 16 §4.

Source: Risālat al-Manāmāt wa-l-Nubuwwāt

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Canonical address: /glossary/alam-al-aql/